If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.Charles Darwin, naturalist (1809-1882) There is a survival-of-the-fittest mentality that we have all been adhering to—unless, of course, you are not one of the fittest, are living in a crowd of billions and have…
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It happens every year, typically around late June, but it never fails to take me by surprise. It’s a peculiar feeling, particularly because the timing just seems, well, odd.
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The video production from PROMOTIONS EAST is going well, and by well I mean I haven’t touched it in a week, instead trying to hammer out our July issue. I’m sure I’ll get to it soon enough, but in the mean time, I thought I would post a few photos I took from the show:
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My apologies for the egregious absence in updates. I’d make the predictable excuse of being colossally busy, but being predictable is terrible, so instead I’ll tell you the reason I haven’t written in so long is because I was stuck in a Groundhog-Day [link]-like time vortex for three weeks, forced to live Mothers’ Day over and over again until I got it right (note for those interested: giving your mom an Egg McMuffin and one of your delinquent student loan bills as gifts is not an acceptable way to start the day).
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In my life, there exists a triumvirate of discomfort: cold, wet and far from home. When they’re experienced separately,
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It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell. « Gautama BuddhaThe news this month has been filled with journalists, news personalities, politicos and average Joes alike grading President Obama and his…
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Bankruptcy: Not quite a four letter word, but as I found out recently, it’s close.
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I didn’t actually check out the demographics to see how many of our readers were mired in this East Coast rain-a-thon. But, for those who are, here are a couple of feel-good items for a rainy day (at least on the East Coast).
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It’s serious deadline business time right now on the magazine, so I don’t have a lot of time to devote to a long, clever post neatly relating to our industry (or attempting one anyway). I thought I would instead just give you all a quick blurb of something that that didn’t get into my computer accessories story for May.
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Every once in awhile, you hear some news that makes you feel a little better about the day. Check out the press release below about what companies and organizations are taking
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